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Macclenny man charged with sexually abusing a child

By Leslie Coursey, Action News Jax

Jeremiah Bassile, 21 Charge: Sexual battery on a victim less than 12 years old (Credit: Baker Co. Sheriff's Office)

By Leslie Coursey, Action News Jax

Macclenny, Fla. — A Macclenny man is in jail, accused of forcing a child to perform sex acts on him.

Jeremiah Bassile, 21, was arrested on Sunday.

That’s when deputies say the victim’s family confronted Bassile about the alleged abuse.

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Bassile told those family members to call 911 and that he would walk himself to the jail, according to a Facebook post by the Baker County Sheriff’s Office.

He was arrested and charged with sexual battery on a victim less than 12 years old.

He is being held in jail on no bond.

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